Pacific Northwest Road Trip— Day 10 May 2023 Oregon to Washington We got an early start right after breakfast. 1st Stop: Rivers Coffeehouse and Bistro: Morton, WA https://www.riverscoffee.com/ After almost 3 hours on the road, we opted to find lunch before entering Mount Rainier National Park. We found this cute place to have […]
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Pacific Northwest Road Trip— Day 9 May 2023 We got up early (again) and had a hearty breakfast at Columbia Gorge Hotel before heading out to explore all the waterfalls. 1st Stop: Multnomah Falls We drove the Historic Columbia River Highway to access the falls. There is a parking lot near the short
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Pacific Northwest Road Trip — Day 8 May 2023 We ate a hearty complimentary breakfast at The Campbell House. I had scones and blueberry pancakes. We were off to an early start. Both my husband and I were excited to get to our first stop of the day. 1st Stop: Silver Falls State Park,
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Pacific Northwest Road Trip — Day 7 May 2023 Time to head inland to the heart of Oregon wine country. Ocean View Inn in Crescent City, California is not a place I’d recommend. The beds were uncomfortable and the breakfast was lacking. At this point in our road trip, we realized we had crammed
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Pacific Northwest Road Trip — Day 6 May 2023 Oregon to California Bandon Inn provided a bag breakfast to go. We had yogurt, boiled egg, bagel, OJ and pumpkin bread. This was enough to get us started for our busy day heading down to California. 1st Stop: Arch Rock State Park The drive was 1
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Pacific Northwest Road Trip — Day 5 May 2023 We had a wonderful breakfast aboard the Newport Belle Riverboat Bed and Breakfast. The owners, Randy and Paige provided a made to order breakfast. What a feast! I ordered the banana walnut waffles. You won’t be hungry after this meal. They now serve breakfast to outside
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Pacific Northwest Road Trip — Day 4 May 2023 Oregon Coast Hotel Elliot had a complimentary continental breakfast. It was all we needed. After our bellies were full, we packed the car and headed to our next destination. 1st Stop: Haystack Rock, Canon Beach, Oregon It took about 45 minutes via US-101 S to get
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Pacific Northwest Road Trip-Day 3 May 2023 We ate a hearty breakfast at the lodge before heading out on our day’s journey. We finally encountered Pacific Northwest weather that morning. It was overcast with a light drizzle. It took a less than an hour to drive to Hoquiam, WA via US-101 S. We stopped in
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Pacific Northwest Road Trip—Day 2 May 2023 Day 2 We ate a hearty breakfast at the lodge before heading out on our day’s journey. It took an hour to reach our first destination via US-101 W. 1st Stop: Rialto Beach Olympic National Park There is a parking lot near the beach that is just off
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Olympic National Park May 2023 My husband, Chuck, and I had a Pacific Northwest Road trip on our bucket list for a long time. In January 2023 we decided to pull the trigger and finally do it. We put together our itinerary and made reservations for May travel. We had a list of places and
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